Area Roundup 9-17-10: D’backs fall to No. 3 Upland

UPLAND • Serrano picked a bad time to give up its first turnovers of the season.

Mistakes cost the Diamondbacks in a 14-7 loss to Upland, which was ranked No. 3 in the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division headed into the game.

The Diamondbacks fumbled the ball twice, and to make matters worse they did it while driving inside Upland's 20-yard line both times.

"We have to play a mistake-free game to beat a team like that, and we didn't, bottom line," Serrano coach Ray Maholchic said.

Asked to described Upland, Maholchic had just one word — "Fast."

Upland led for the entire game after picking up a 7-0 lead before halftime. They added another score to put the Diamondbacks down 14-0.

Serrano finally broke through with less than a minute to play when quarterback Joey Peterson hooked up with Kellon Ries on a 20-yard strike. The Diamondbacks attempted an onside kick, but weren't able to recover it.

Serrano had several other opportunities fizzle out and struggled to connect on any passes in the first half.

"We came out healthy and it was a good challenge for us," Maholchic said. "We are no further from our goals than we were. Hopefully we keep improving."

Prep Football• SILVERADO 13, CARTER 13: At Fontana, Anthony Purtle blocked a field goal to preserve the tie for the Hawks in a nonleague game.

Carter got to the Silverado 5-yard line before Purtle's play.

Silverado head coach Carl Posey said that Carter elected not to play an overtime period.

The Hawks (0-2-1) scored in the fourth quarter to tie it up, but couldn't convert on the extra point try.

"Defensively we played well," Posey said. "Offensively, we still got a whole lot of work to do."

Posey said Jimmy Musgrave led the team in tackles, Marcel Buchanan had three sacks and Landon Coleman broke up a pass in the fourth and had a first half interception.

• YUCCA VALLEY 35, SULTANA 17: At Yucca Valley, the Sultans' losing streak was extended to 23 games with a loss to the Trojans.

Sultana racked (0-2) racked up 395 yards of offense, and quarterback Brandon Rios finished the game 9 of 18 passing for 192 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Rios completed touchdown passes to Joe Vega for 40 yards and Gabe Rodriguez for 63 yards.

• SAN GORGONIO 11, OAK HILLS 7: At Hesperia, the Bulldogs dropped a nonleague match.Angelica Perea won two of three sets in singles for Oak Hills, and Kristine Goytia and Alicia Roberts teamed up to do the same in doubles.

The Bulldogs (1-2) return to Mojave River League play Tuesday when they host Serrano.

The Silver Knights beat ACE, the Frazier Mountain JV and University Prep. They lost to Bethel Christian for the second night in a row.

Elizabeth Luna led the way with 11 aces and four kills; Destiny Fernandez had five aces; and Erin Reitmeier finished with two kills and two blocks.

Riverside Prep continues at California City today at 2 p.m.

In Friday's Area Roundup, Riverside Christian's loss to Bethel Christian was listed incorrectly. The Silver Knights lost in five sets 20-25, 10-25, 29-27, 25-10 and 7-15.

JC Men's Soccer• VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE 4, COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS 2: At Visalia, Marcus Thoms scored a pair of goals to lead the Rams to a nonconference win.

Nacho Velasco scored and had an assist and Ray Escota also had a goal. Chris Ragone and Phil Peralta added one assist each, and Nate Chavez made three saves in goal.

VVC (4-4-1) plays at El Camino College on Tuesday.

JC Women's Soccer• VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE 2, COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS 0: At Visalia, Vanessa Trevino made two saves in the Rams' shutout victory.

Emily Fortner and Mary Guastadesigni scored once each, while Adrienne Bradbury and Megan Baum each had an assist.

VVC (4-1-1) plays at El Camino College on Tuesday.

BoxingHesperia's Khadaphi Proctor earned a majority decision Wednesday in Las Vegas to up his record to 6-5-1.

Proctor, a lightweight, fought Rynell Griffin on the undercard of the Jackson Asiku vs. Jhonny Gonzalez fight at the Hilton Hotel. Proctor was able to wait for Griffin to make the first move and then react.

"They all expected us to come out and brawl, and he counter punched," said trainer Al Piccione, who runs Hesperia Pride Boxing Club where Proctor trains. "He counter punched very effectively and landed a lot of punches."

One judge scored the four-round match as a 38-38 tie while the other two scored it 40-36.